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Work Zone Certification

Work Zone Safety Traffic Control

Problems of traffic control occur when traffic must be moved through or around road or street construction, maintenance operations, utility work and incidents on or adjacent to the roadway.  This course establishes principles to be observed in the design, installation and maintenance of traffic control devices and identifies standards where applicable.  The general principals outlined in the course are applicable to both rural and urban situations.  The course on Work Zone Traffic Control and Safety was specifically developed by the principals and procedures which experience has shown to enhance the safety of motorists and the workers in the vicinity of the work areas.

  1. Traffic Control Devices
  2. Hand Signaling Devices
  3. Guidelines for Using Traffic Control Devices
  4. Typical Situations for Work Areas
  5. Typical Situation for Construction

The student must pass a comprehensive 100-question written exam to obtain Work Zone Certification.  After fulfilling all requirements for certification, the student will receive a wallet card and a certificate suitable for framing which pronounces the student an IMSA “Work Zone Safety Specialist”.   Work Zone Safety is a prerequisite for all of the traffic courses.  Typically this course will last for one day.

Prerequisites: None

 

Work Zone Safety Inspection

The Work Zone Safety Inspection Training Course is a comprehensive course covering typical aspects of a good Work Zone Inspector.  This course will cover the Inspection Basics of:

  1. Contract Documents
  2. Inspection Proceedures
  3. Inspection Workshops

You will review Elements of:

  1. Nightime Traffic Control
  2. Retroreflective Sheeting
  3. Flagger/Devices
  4. Signs and Supports
  5. Portable Changeable Message Signs
  6. Arrow Panels
  7. Channeling Devices covering Cones, Tubular Markers, and Vertical Panels
  8. Drums, Type I, II, & III Portable Barrier, Temporary Raised Island
  9. Markings/Delineators, Pavement Markings, Interim Markings, Raised Pavement Markings
  10. Lighting Devices, Warning Lights, Floodlights
  11. Construction Zone Impact Attenuators, G.R.E.A.T. CZ (Guard Rail Energy Absorbing Terminal Construction Zone), Sand-Filled Barrels, ADIEM (Advanced Dynamic Impact Extension Module)
  12. Portable Concrete Barrier, Moveable Concrete Barrier, Plastic Water-Filled Barrier
  13. Truck Mounted Attenuators

The student must pass a comprehensive 100-question written exam to obtain Work Zone Inspector Certification.  The student will receive a wallet sized card and a certificate suitable for framing which pronounces the student an IMSA “Work Zone Safety Inspector”.  Typically this course will last for two days.

Prerequisites: None

 

Flagging

The most important responsibility of a flagger is the safety of his/her fellow workers, the motorist, and him/herself. The Level I Flagging manual is designed to enhance the knowledge of the flagger to promote safety in the work zone. A skilled flagger helps reduce problems in a potentially hazardous situation. The benefits of proper flagging methods are: less confusion for the motoring public, fewer accidents, less injury to workers and the public and reduced claims from accidents. Well-qualified personnel are required for flagging. Some of the topics covered in the Level I Flagging manual are:

  1. The Flagger – Clothing and Equipment, Positioning and Safety

  2. The Motoring Public – Traffic Elements, Stopping Distances and Road Conditions

  3. Flagging Procedures – Stopping Traffic, Releasing Traffic, Slowing Traffic, Directing Traffic to Another Lane and One Way Traffic Control

  4. Channelization – The Traffic Control Zone, Taper Length and Channelizing Devices

  5. Signs – Regulatory Signs, Warning Signs, Guide Signs and Sign Placement

  6. Special Conditions – Flagging at Night and Freeway Flagging

The student must pass a comprehensive 100-question written exam to obtain Flagging Certification.  After fulfilling all requirements for certification, the student will receive a wallet card and a certificate suitable for framing which pronounces the student an IMSA “Flagging and Traffic Control Specialist, Level I”.   Typically this course will last for one day.

Prerequisites: None

 

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